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Crystal Palace are interested in signing Chelsea's French striker Loic Remy, according to the Evening Standard.

The London paper says Remy had travelled to Lyon but the move broke is likely to break down over his £85,000-a-week wages, although Villarreal, Besiktas and Galatasaray are also following the player. 

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Sarthak Dayanand: Robin van Persie. Injury-time winner v Man City at Etihad Stadium and final whistle, 9 December 2012.

Jason James: Ronnie Rosenthal for Liverpool at Villa. What a run and finish!

yamsonDASH: When Hazard put the ball top corner past Lloris and sent all of Leicester into dreamland.

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Brendan Rodgers is confident Celtic can cope with the pressure of the Champions League play-off against Hapoel Beer Sheva and reach the group stage.

The Scottish champions host the Israeli side in Wednesday's first leg.

Celtic have lost at the play-off stage in the last two seasons, consigning them to the Europa League group stage.

"We're very calm but we understand that there'll be moments when we have to cope with the pressure, I see no reason why the players can't," said Rodgers.

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According to Kicker, Germany striker Mario Gomez could be set to leave Italian club Fiorentina for Bundesliga side Wollfsburg.

The 31-year-old forward scored 26 goals on loan in Turkey with Besiktas last season, but has said he will not return because of the "political situation" in the country.

In July an attempted army coup took place in Turkey with 161 civilians and police killed. 

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Preston North End manager Simon Grayson expects striker Joe Garner to have a medical at Rangers this week.

Garner, 28, did not feature in Preston's squad for Tuesday's 1-0 home defeatby Derby County.

Earlier in the week, Grayson said the player was free to join the Ibrox club after a bid had been made.

"I expect him to have a medical in the next 24 hours or so," said Grayson after North End's Championship loss to Derby.

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AC Milan have signed 31-year-old Argentinian midfielder Jose Sosa from Turkish club Besiktas on a two-year deal. 

Sosa, who scored nine goals and provided 14 assists for Besiktas last season, played in Serie A with Napoli during the 2010-11 campaign. 

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Tom Wiggetts: When Shaun Goater robbed Gary Neville and scored in the Manchestser Derby in the 2002/2003 premier league season.

Catherine Wood: Fav goal? Easily Aguerooooooooo!!! Has one goal ever brought so much joy after so many years of misery?!

John Chapman: Easy! Dennis Bergkamp against Leicester 1997.    

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This is how you get one over on the opposition before kick-off. Pass me a spoon (it's just easier).

Massimo Carrera has been appointed new manager of Russian club Spartak Moscow. 

Carrera, 52, worked under Antonio Conte as a coach and assistant at Juventus and with Italy, but this appointment is his first as manager. 

Nothing official from the club as yet but the Liverpool Echo is reporting that Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has suffered a shoulder injury in training. 

The paper says Mane, 24, has been taken to hospital for a scan after hurting his shoulder in a collision.

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Liverpool's next match is away at Burnley in a 15:00 BST kick-off on Saturday.

Mario Balotelli could move to... Wolves? It's not as totally mad as it sounds. Sort of. I'm confident you can accept the idea as a distant possibility without digging too deeply into the Italian's reputation for bizarre misadventure.

Various people are drawing this conclusion because of Balotelli's recent reported conversations with Jose Mourinho - who is said to have given his former Inter Milan protege some career advice. 

The key connection here is Jorge Mendes. Mourinho's agent is a well connected guy and has links to Wolves' new owners.

They've got Walter Zenga as manager now, have signed a Benfica midfielder, an Iceland striker, Congo's captain... So.... Balotelli next?

I'm not having him going to Port Vale though.

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Meanwhile, Carlos Sanchez is being introduced at Fiorentina after arriving on a season-long loan with an option for a permanent move.  

“I had a wonderful first season here, which culminated in the club winning promotion to the Premier League," Clucas said.

"I’ve got a great connection with the staff, players and fans here. It’s a fantastic group to be part of. 

"The spirit in the squad is second-to-none and we are determined to achieve our goals in the Premier League this season.”

Werder Bremen have agreed a deal to sign FC Copenhagen's midfielder and captain Thomas Delaney. 

The 24-year-old, who has played nine times for Denmark but also has American citizenship, will officially join on 1 January 2017 for an undisclosed fee.

Fenerbahce's new manager Dick Advocaat - who steered Sunderland to safety in 2015 - wants to sign the Black Cats' 28-year-old Dutch winger Jeremain Lens for the Turkish club, according to the Sunderland Echo.

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A last word from Claude Puel: "Paul Pogba is another good player, but only 11 can play. It's important that we play our game and not concentrate on the other players.

"It's important for the future to work step-by-step every time. To play against every opponent and to play good games every three days when the Europa League arrives. I have a good feeling with this squad."

Claude Puel: "I like my players to have good concentration on their game and we can improve step-by-step for the future; it's important to build a good collective. That normally is a good answer against teams. 

"In the first half against Watford I didn't like this half because we didn't play our game. But in the second half you could see good football."